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Understanding family takaful purchase behaviour: the roles of religious obligation and gender

Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 2023
Takaful is an important and major segment of the finance industry that is poised for growth. Understanding the factors that influence Muslim consumers’ purchasing behaviour is crucial to accelerate the growth in the family takaful market segment. However,
D. K. Maduku, Steven Mbeya
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Spatio‐temporal risk sharing and transfer: A unified theory of multi‐period decentralized insurances and annuities

Journal of Risk and Insurance, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 765-817, September 2025.
Abstract Two distinct strands of research focus on decentralized risk sharing plans. One strand centers on classic risk sharing and decentralized insurance, including peer‐to‐peer insurance, mutual aid, and DeFi insurance. The other explores decentralized annuities, such as tontine and group self‐annuitization. Despite their disparate development paths,
Runhuan Feng, Peixin Liu
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An Analysis of Takaful: The Potential and Role in Financial Inclusion and Challenges Ahead

European Journal of Islamic Finance, 2017
This paper will look to analyze Takaful and the Takaful industry in existence today with regards to its potential for growth and the challenges associated with its development.
Amela Trokic
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Analysis of Supply and Demand for Services of Takaful in Islamic Economics [PDF]

جستارهای اقتصادی, 2019
One of the most prominent manifestations of social contribution in Islam is Takaful ("solidarity" or mutual guarantee) as a co-operative system of reimbursement or repayment in case of loss, organized as an Islamic or sharia compliant alternative to ...
Seyed Reza Hoseini, Mostafa Kazemi Najafabadi   +1 more
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Family takāful purchase intentions in Bangladesh: the mediating role of attitude and saving motives and the moderating role of religiosity

Islamic Economic Studies, 2023
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to predict family takāful purchase intentions (FTPIs) using an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) with relevant mediating and moderating factors.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a survey of 384 ...
A. Hasan, Md. Takibur Rahman
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Living a corporate lifestyle: The application of 'body corporate' under Islamic institutions in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2009
Businesses are not alien to Islam for it has been the practice of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. The Holy Prophet himself was a successful trader. In Islam, particularly the Arab countries, they refer the entity carrying out the businesses and commercials as
Ayub, Zainal Amin, Azrae, Ahmad Nasyran, Mohamed Yusoff, Zuryati   +2 more
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FAMILY TAKAFUL (ISLAMIC LIFE INSURANCE) IN BANGLADESH: OPERATIONAL DILEMMAS AND REMEDIAL APPROACHES

Hamdard Islamicus
Takaful industry in Bangladesh has been facing numerous problems. The study explores the operational dilemmas of family Takaful (Islamic life insurance) in Bangladesh and recommends approaches to meet the challenges. A qualitative method is used in this
DR. ISSA KHAN, MD. MAHFUJUR RAHMAN, DR. AZIAN BIN MADUN   +2 more
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Awareness of the Differences Between Islamic Insurance and Conventional Insurance amongst Students of Islamic Studies in Sri Lanka

Invest Journal of Sharia & Economic Law, 2023
The purpose of this study is to assess the level of awareness and understanding of Takaful, an Islamic insurance scheme, as compared to traditional insurance among students of Islamic Studies in Sri Lanka. Despite the growing popularity of Takaful in the
Mohamed Naushad Mohamed Minaz, Sayed Mohamed Mohamed Mazahir, Ahamed Mukthar Faiser Fathima Nihla, Kalanthar Lebbe Fathima Masliha   +3 more
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Can ODA enable autocratic entrenchment? Investigating donor‐driven cash transfer programmes in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt

Development Policy Review, Volume 43, Issue 4, July 2025.
Abstract Motivation An increasing share of ODA goes to electoral autocratic states. This is concerning because aid carries the risk of entrenching existing power inequalities in recipient states, especially more autocratic ones. Western donors may not be well equipped to navigate these risks, given their own incentive structures to focus on concrete ...
Guido Maschhaupt, Ahmed El Assal, Petronilla Wandeto   +2 more
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Agricultural Index Insurance for Development

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 199-219, June 2017., 2017
Index insurance is often promoted as a solution to many of the barriers that are thought to limit the supply of formal insurance coverage to smallholder farmers and livestock owners in developing countries. This manuscript summarizes the state of index insurance, paying special attention to the key challenges facing index insurance if it is to become a
Nathaniel Jensen, Christopher Barrett
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